About r/KeepWriting
Welcome to KeepWriting. We are a community dedicated to motivating writers to stay consistent and constantly grow their craft. Whether you're looking to get feedback on an idea, hear a critique, or get unstuck in a story, this is the right place.
The community at a glance
r/KeepWriting is a Subreddit for Writers and Poets with roughly 266K members. It has a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #10 in the Poetry communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the Writing topic page.
Roughly 21K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Writing, Struggling, and Feedback. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 5K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 17K members
- 2020: 24K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2023: 141K members
- 2024: 13K members
- 2025: 15K members
- 2026: 16K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 924 members
Themes
- Advice Requests13 posts in the past month
- My attempt at romcom, criticism and feedback welcome/Romcom inspired by slice of life anime
- Feedback Request - "The Littlelight Ballad - 1533 Words"
- Feedback Requested - “I would never spend that much on a watch. Reflections on boundaries, my 9 year old watch, and the nausea of a wire transfer”
#113Advice RequestsMy attempt at romcom, criticism and feedback welcome/Romcom inspired by slice of life anime · Feedback Request - "The Littlelight Ballad - 1533 Words" · Feedback Requested - “I would never spend that much on a watch. Reflections on boundaries, my 9 year old watch, and the nausea of a wire transfer” - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- New Release: "Vicious Echoes: A Fated Obsession" — A Dark Mafia Romance (Looking for readers & feedback!)
#21Self-PromotionNew Release: "Vicious Echoes: A Fated Obsession" — A Dark Mafia Romance (Looking for readers & feedback!)
Topics
- Writing70 posts in the past month
- This is the bit of a trash piece of writing you will ever find on reddit and the internet self.
- My first piece of writing.
- My first writing piece.
#170WritingThis is the bit of a trash piece of writing you will ever find on reddit and the internet self. · My first piece of writing. · My first writing piece. - Struggling41 posts in the past month#241Struggling
- Feedback18 posts in the past month
- My attempt at romcom, criticism and feedback welcome/Romcom inspired by slice of life anime
- Feedback Requested - “I would never spend that much on a watch. Reflections on boundaries, my 9 year old watch, and the nausea of a wire transfer”
- Feedback Request - "The Littlelight Ballad - 1533 Words"
#318FeedbackMy attempt at romcom, criticism and feedback welcome/Romcom inspired by slice of life anime · Feedback Requested - “I would never spend that much on a watch. Reflections on boundaries, my 9 year old watch, and the nausea of a wire transfer” · Feedback Request - "The Littlelight Ballad - 1533 Words" - Looking For A Critique12 posts in the past month#412Looking For A Critique
- Partner10 posts in the past month#510Partner
Flair
- [Feedback]37 posts in the past month
- Got the first review on my short story collection. It’s things like this that keeps the wheels turning. Keep writing and creating new worlds ❤️
- break yourself.
- What Renders Us Stone (Prose Poem)
#137[Feedback]Got the first review on my short story collection. It’s things like this that keeps the wheels turning. Keep writing and creating new worlds ❤️ · break yourself. · What Renders Us Stone (Prose Poem) - Advice10 posts in the past month
- Advice: Action sequences and firefights.
- 'I Don't Know What To Say' - Guess the word given the definition. Improve your conversational skills. Invoke words quickly when you need them and become more talkative.
- If you don’t know where to start - try Usewords.net
#210AdviceAdvice: Action sequences and firefights. · 'I Don't Know What To Say' - Guess the word given the definition. Improve your conversational skills. Invoke words quickly when you need them and become more talkative. · If you don’t know where to start - try Usewords.net - [Discussion]8 posts in the past month
- How do you decide when to listen to blind readers or not?
- How do you interpret their relationship?
- What do you think my OCs relationship is to their partner?
#38[Discussion]How do you decide when to listen to blind readers or not? · How do you interpret their relationship? · What do you think my OCs relationship is to their partner? - [Writing Prompt]2 posts in the past month
- Here’s this memoir I wrote my junior year.
- Rough s*x with my mind
#42[Writing Prompt]Here’s this memoir I wrote my junior year. · Rough s*x with my mind
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/KeepWriting for?
- Best for Writers and Poets enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with live chat.
- Is r/KeepWriting free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/KeepWriting have?
- Roughly 266K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/KeepWriting on?
- r/KeepWriting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/KeepWriting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/KeepWriting is organized under Writers, Poets.
- How do I join r/KeepWriting?
- You can join r/KeepWriting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
- 13
- Views /mo (+44%)
- 12
- Visitors /mo (+33%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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